The banged-up Boston Bruins play their third game in four days while continuing a four-game road trip Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes and could be without their leading scorer for a second straight contest. Brad Marchand, who boasts team bests of 29 goals and 69 points in 53 games, missed Sunday's 3-1 loss in Chicago with an upper-body injury, adding to the list of injured Boston players.

The Dallas Stars hope to get their offense back in gear and continue to solidify a Western Conference playoff spot when they visit the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The Stars, who hold the first wild-card spot, managed five goals in the last four games (1-2-1) after a 3-1 setback Sunday against Pittsburgh in the opener of a six-game road trip.

The Tampa Bay Lightning unveiled another new face last time out while devising another new way to gain two points, and look to extend their winning streak to six games when the Ottawa Senators pay a visit Tuesday night. Defenseman Ryan McDonagh made his debut Saturday for the NHL-best Lightning, who rallied late in the third period to tie before edging Montreal 3-2 in a shootout.

The red-hot Nashville Predators look to keep a safe distance atop the Central Division when they host the second-place Winnipeg Jets for a showdown Tuesday night. The Predators saw their 10-game winning streak come an end Saturday with a 3-2 shootout loss against New Jersey at home, but still own a six-point lead over the Jets in the Central with one game in hand.

The Minnesota Wild have the fewest regulation home losses in the NHL while the Colorado Avalanche are the league's hottest team at home. Minnesota has witnessed Colorado's dominance at home firsthand on two occasions this season and will get the chance to avenge a pair of lopsided beatings when it hosts the Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Calgary Flames coach Glen Gulutzan lit a fire under his charges during Monday's practice with an expletive-filled rant that would make many a sailor blush. Gulutzan hopes his liberal use of four-letter words translates into a much-needed victory as the Flames bid to end a seven-game winless skid versus the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday in the latest installment of the Battle of Alberta.

The Los Angeles Kings will try to increase their lead for third place in the Pacific Division to three points over Anaheim and move into a virtual tie with San Jose for second when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. Los Angeles blanked Vancouver 3-0 on Monday behind 35 saves from Jonathan Quick to move one point ahead of the Ducks with one game in hand, and hopes to cash it in by making it two straight wins over improving Arizona.